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2010 Kia Forte Body & Structure Problems

5 owner-reported body & structure complaints from NHTSA data

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May 2011Sep 2020
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (5)

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Filed: Sep 2020

ONE DAY, DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN 2017. MY HUSBAND ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. WHILE GOING 60MPH, THE DOOR OPENED. AFTER THAT, THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.. WE TOOK IT UPON OURSELVES TO TRY TO FIX IT, AND WERE ABLE TO FIX THE MECHANISM THAT ALLOWS US TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, BUT IT STILL WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE.

NHTSA #: 11352798
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Filed: May 2018

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A VERY LOUD BOOM. NO OTHER CARS WERE NEAR ME WHEN THE BOOM HAPPENED AND I THOUGHT I JUST RAN OVER SOMETHING. A FEW MINUTES LATER MY WIFE OPENED UP THE SUNROOF SLIDING COVER AND WE SAW THAT THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. THE WHOLE SUNROOF GLASS LOOKED LIKE A SPIDERWEB AND THERE WAS NOT ANY IMPACT MARKS WHERE SOMETHING COULD HAVE HIT THE GLASS.

NHTSA #: 11096819
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Filed: Jul 2014

MELTING DASHBOARD. UPDATED 7/29/2015*JS

NHTSA #: 10617182
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Filed: May 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AS THE FRONT HOOD FLEW OPEN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE HOOD AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,800.

NHTSA #: 10399192
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Filed: Aug 2009

NEW CAR, LESS THAN 3 HOURS OLD, HAS MAJOR FACTORY PAINT DEFECTS. FACTORY REP SAYS SOMEONE WILL "DOCUMENT" DEFECTS. DEALER REPAIR MANAGER / GENERAL MANAGER SEEM TO BELIEVE DIRTY PAINT WAS USED IN SPRAYING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA #: 10279186

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